You may have been warned to stay away from fatty foods, eat fat-free, or cut fat from your diet, but just 100 years ago companies were heralding a new type of fat as the food of the future, a healthy addition to all meals and necessary for a balanced diet. This new fat was hydrogenated […]
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Food is often viewed through the lens of cultural dogma — good or bad, healthy or unhealthy — but what scientists have been able to interpret from previous studies is that we may be looking at food’s relative nutrient composition in a bottlenecked way. Certain foods contain varying amounts of macronutrients, vitamins, and minerals, but
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A growing majority of consumers have begun to make the switch from conventionally-grown to organic produce, hoping to feel a bit better about the food they are eating and where it comes from, even if it means dropping a few extra dollars each week on groceries. Since the latter half of the 20th century, organic
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What comes to mind when you imagine an appetizing spread? Vivid colors, thoughtful plating, perhaps some steam rising off the table. Zoom out and think of some other components. Deep aromas fill the room, perhaps with some ambient music and light chatter. Are you enjoying this meal with family and friends? Or are you eating
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Bread has always been a staple to humanity when it comes to times of crisis. The infamous pictures of bread lines during the Great Depression demonstrated the weight of the economic downturn in the United States. With an unemployment rate of about 25 percent, many people turned to local food banks and churches for bread
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The coronavirus pandemic triggered a wave of paranoia that left the public susceptible to a variety of health-related propaganda. These myths likely did more harm than good, as people prioritized toilet paper over the physical distancing and protection protocols that we are more accustomed to now. Many widespread myths were dispelled by the World Health
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810 miles south of the North Pole, 390 feet deep inside Platåberget Mountain, lay 490 million seeds waiting to be planted. At the world’s northernmost airport, there sits only one destination: the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Formed in collaboration with the Norwegian government and international non-profit The Crop Trust, the seed vault is a preventative
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You have probably heard about Dunkin’s new Beyond Sausage sandwich, Burger King’s Impossible Burger, or even White Castle’s vegan sliders. The new trend of fake meats has been sweeping the nation’s fast food sector, meeting both excitement and resentment. Some say the new trend will help limit greenhouse gases from being released while others have
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As World War II drew to a close, the world began to wonder about how to move forward from the devastation left behind. Hundreds of thousands of people had gone years without sufficient food due to wartime rationing or concentration camps, and doctors were left with the task of physically rehabilitating the affected population. Up
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